cremains
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of cremains
Example Sentences
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After the cremains are returned, there will be a small celebration of life.
From Los Angeles Times
My first dispatch was from the mausoleum niche at Pacific View Memorial Park that holds the cremains of one of my predecessors, Ruben Salazar.
From Los Angeles Times
More often, husbands or wives or children collapse in tears when the cremains are found.
From Los Angeles Times
As the bodies were identified, families who had received ashes soon learned the cremains weren’t their loved ones.
From Seattle Times
The Furrever Friends owner began to receive distressed phone calls from We Care customers and was able to find their pets’ cremains at her facility.
From Los Angeles Times
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